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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning are empowering people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Washington to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these promising new open educational endeavours. Students want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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